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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

More Diamond Food Recalls Part 2

Diamond Pet Foods of Meta, Mo., recalled more dog food produced at its
Gaston, S.C., plant after another bag of food tested positive for
salmonella.
The latest recall involves one production run and four production
codes of Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Adult Light Formula dry
dog food, as follows:

The food was distributed in Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
and Virginia, where the food may have been further distributed to other
states through pet food channels. Diamond said it is working directly
with distributors and retailers that carry the recalled food to remove
it from the supply chain.
The company advised consumers who purchased the recalled food to discard it immediately.
This follows the April 6 recall of several lots of Diamond Naturals Lamb & Rice dry dog food due to salmonella concerns. Diamond halted production at the Gaston plant two days later.
Pets infected with salmonella may have decreased appetite, fever and
abdominal pain. If left untreated, pets may be lethargic and have
diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Infected but otherwise
healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. The
company advised owners whose pets that have consumed the recalled food
and have any of the preceding symptoms to contact their veterinarian.
People handling dry pet food can also become infected with
salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands
after having contact with surfaces exposed to the product, according to
Diamond.